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    "id": 1192543,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1192543/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisii County, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dorice Donya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support Hon. Elachi for bringing this Motion. We all understand that any business that lacks capital, or when there is no cash flow, that business will eventually die. Any business that operates under uncontrolled laws cannot thrive. The administration should be looked into as we compare with what other countries have done, like having modern and advanced machines for SMEs. As the world moves on, Kenya should also be progressing so that we progress from being a developing country to a developed nation. We have, as an example, carpenters who, successfully, tendered for supply of desks to public schools. They took bank loans to conduct that business. They supplied the desks but they never got paid. They chased for payment, which they never managed to get years later. If suppliers share with us their experiences about conducting business in Kenya, Members will realize that there are some policies which need to be revised. We should consider introducing in the policy a time limit of not more than 60 days for Government entities to pay suppliers once goods and services are delivered. Such policy will put suppliers at an advantageous position. Some business people have taken bank loans and invested in their SMEs, but they were not paid after supplying goods to public entities. With those remarks, I support this great proposal."
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